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Education Tips

How to Get Accepted By Prestigious U.

Tweet Ivy League, Duke, Stanford and other top-notch schools. Some people place the Ivies above all the rest, but most any reputable list (including Forbes’ America’s Best Colleges)includes Whitman College,

Career Planning

The Average Salary of a Writer

Tweet Where the jobs are! Writers work in a variety of industries with some working as reporters, others as public relations specialists and still others finding work as freelance writers.

Study Tips

How to Study for a College Exam

Tweet 7 steps to help you cram for a test. Cramming is how you’ll get prepared and I’m going to show you how to do that and get a higher

Personal Advice

How to Put Up With Your College Roommate

Tweet Whatever, you’re stuck with your roommate for the rest of the academic year. And, if you don’t learn to get along, you’ll both be driving each other crazy, perhaps

Academics

Your GPA and College Admissions Requirements

Tweet Most schools use a 4.0 grad scale with a 4 representing an “A,” a 3 a “B” and so on. The higher the GPA, the better the student’s chances

Career Planning

Career Choice: Meeting Planner

Tweet Although a college degree isn’t always necessary to work as a meeting planner, the skills of an experienced administrator are required. More than three quarters of meeting planners have

Social Networking

5 Ways to Increase Your Twitter Following

Tweet If you’re looking for way to increase your Twitter following without attracting spammers only, there are five steps you can take to ensure that you’re worth following: 1. Offer

Career Planning

Career Choice: Museum Curators

Tweet In her role as a curator, the museum director acquires, stores, and exhibits collections, including those that are on loan to the museum. The museum director may conduct research,

Campus News

Off to College? Get Organized!

Tweet An organized student is one who has mastered the complexities of college life and has discovered that he can still have some fun and achieve his goals. Let’s take

Campus News

Gov. Perry Pushes $10,000 College Cost Initiative

Tweet Is cheaper college education on the way? Perry’s Plan Well, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who also happens to be candidating for the job as the next president of

Social Networking

10 Twitter Tips for College Students

Tweet Certainly, you can use Twitter to goof off or tell everyone you’ll meet them in the media center at 2:15 and see who shows up. You can also risk

Personal Advice

Off to College: Newbie Freshmen Edition

Tweet You’re nervous, but no can or should blame you. In any case, congratulations — you made it to college! Your first few days at college will be busy with